bombard

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

Similar word(s): bombardon

Definition categories: man–made, bass, shawm

verb

1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

Similar word(s): pelt

Definition categories: contact, throw

2. throw bombs at or attack with bombs

- The Americans bombed Dresden

Similar word(s): bomb

Definition categories: competition, assail, attack

3. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

- The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer

Similar word(s): barrage

Definition categories: communication, assail, assault, attack, round, snipe

4. direct high energy particles or radiation against

Definition categories: change, irradiate, ray